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Shiv Sena (UBT) person Aaditya Thackeray connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) deed retired astatine the Government for indulging successful "drama of austerity with cameras perfectly placed to movie it".
He besides attributed India's existent "economic crisis" to its "failed" policies of the past 12 years.
Amid the situation successful West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi precocious made a propulsion for austerity. He suggested reducing petrol and diesel consumption, utilizing metro obstruction services successful cities, carpooling, accrued usage of electrical vehicles, utilising railway services for parcel movement, and moving from location to conserve overseas exchange.
Responding to the PM's appeal, respective salient leaders successful the authorities person announced steps similar reducing the size of their convoy and switching to electrical vehicles. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) reached the Vidhan Bhavan successful southbound Mumbai connected a motorcycle.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis rides a two-wheeler, successful presumption of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's entreaty for austerity, successful Mumbai connected May 14, 2026. Photo: X/@Dev_Fadnavis via PTI
In a station connected X, Mr. Thackeray said, "It's astonishing to spot members of the authorities indulge successful play of austerity with cameras perfectly placed to movie it.”
”The audacity to cognize the economical concern that their failed policies person enactment India in, past to beryllium good with thousands of crores beryllium spent connected their travels and run during elections, and past to indulge successful specified drama," helium said.
The economical situation that India faces contiguous is not conscionable the warfare successful the West Asia, but due to the fact that of 12 years of economical policies that person been a large failure, Mr. Thackeray claimed.
"In a state wherever millions are unemployed, looking for jobs, numbers are falsely portrayed successful information to amusement little poverty- arsenic against the reality, alternatively of giving tasks to radical and asking for sacrifice, the authorities should beryllium transparent astir its responsibility, work and what it's doing for Indians," the erstwhile State Minister added.
